2009 Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines

Community Tasting Notes (101) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  1/29/2024 - SonomaCoaster Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This bottle was as fantastic. Gobs of raspberry jam and spice, fully integrated tannins, and a long finish. Great with steak.

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  12/13/2022 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium (+) ruby color. Smells like barnyard, mushroom, smoke, blueberry, black cherry, dried fennel, and potpourri. Lighter side of medium bodied, medium acid and finish, with flavors of cherry, lemon, black tea, and minerals. This is restrained and elegant, and feels like it's possibly just on the verge of some more aged tertiary notes, but then again, it's pretty soft and integrated so could also start to slide. 🤷🏼 89-90

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  10/18/2022 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 92 Points

  BeUtiful nose of blue and black fruits, hot stones, charred oak and a bit of spring flowers. Med-full booed, this is rich and rustic with graspy tannin and loads of fruit. Creme de cassis and vanilla oak, this is quite delicious Eother my precious bottle was off or it’s problems have resolved. While this lacks any semblance of elwgance, this is quite a delight to drink (just don’t take a bottle to your mother’s house). 92

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  9/23/2022 - jdporter3 wrote: 93 Points

  Last of the case and a great way to end it. This is an excellent bottle of wine and if anything has continued to improve slightly. Very balanced, decanted and drank. Even red fruits adn som pencil lead. It may have more time but I doubt that it will further improve. Drink up and enjoy.

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  1/1/2022 - SonomaCoaster Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Rich, dark fruits, port-like, but dry. Lots of secondary spices and woodsy notes, worth the wait. Enjoyed with tri-tip roast, caramelized fennel toasts, and braised Portuguese kale. Happy New Year!!

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